Coffs Harbour, March 17 -- Avani Prashanth shot a superb 5-under 65 in the final round of the Australian Women's Classic and registered a solid top-15 finish in her maiden season on the Ladies European Tour. With earlier 72-70, she totalled 3-under 207 and finished six shots behind the winner, Manon De Roey, who birdied the final hole to pip Cara Gainer to the title.

Pranavi Urs, who was the other Indian to make the cut, shot 72 and ended at T-65. Diksha Dagar had missed the cut.

Avani started on the tenth and birdied the 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th and 18th. She added a sixth on the second and was 6-under and looking at a top-10 finish. That's when she dropped shots on the third and the fifth but picked the last one at the seventh.

Avani, ...